We started the wonderful process of learning to play our recorders. Parents can thank me later for this gift of the holiday season! I'm sure you are enjoying the musical treat you get each night as your fourth grader practices their recorders.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Visit from Grandma and Grandpa Jones
Grandma and Grandpa Jones (Mrs. Morrison's parents) finally made their way back to Utah from New York. We anxiously have been awaiting their visit to our classroom. We have been talking about "Christmas Around the World," so they introduced Christmas in Germany to us (they also lived in Germany for three years). The big surprise was when Grandpa Jones brought out a "beanie baby" (from his collection of hundreds) to give to each fourth grader. They were able to choose one from the collection or take one someone else had already chosen. We had a fun time and everyone left happy with a beanie baby of their own. We look forward to many more visits from Grandma and Grandpa Jones.
Mountain Man Rendezvous
We had a great time at our rendezvous. We enjoyed shooting for buffalo, singing and eating our mountain man beans around the campfire, arm/leg wrestling, rounding up the cattle, long jump and ended the whole thing with some dancing.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Lots of learning in November
**THANKSGIVING MATH
Each fourth grader was given a store add to see if they could do a shopping list for Thanksgiving dinner under $30. They had to be careful how they spent their money. They learned very fast how quickly $30 adds up. They used their adding, subtracting, division, multiplying, estimating and calculator skills with this activity.
**SPELLING FUN WITH THE WORD "THANKSGIVING"
After the letter cards were all scrambled, we had races with each group to spell the word Thanksgiving. Each group then had to come up with words within the word Thanksgiving. They did an amazing job working together and getting their minds thinking.
**NATIVE AMERICAN HOMES!
Wow! Each year I can't believe what types of homes are created. Each home is made with such great creativity! Thank you parents for all your help and support with this project. During this social studies unit, we have learned about each of the groups that helped settle our state: the Native Americans, pioneers, explorers and mountain men and the other immigrants that came into our state. We will finish up this unit this week.
Each fourth grader was given a store add to see if they could do a shopping list for Thanksgiving dinner under $30. They had to be careful how they spent their money. They learned very fast how quickly $30 adds up. They used their adding, subtracting, division, multiplying, estimating and calculator skills with this activity.
**SPELLING FUN WITH THE WORD "THANKSGIVING"
After the letter cards were all scrambled, we had races with each group to spell the word Thanksgiving. Each group then had to come up with words within the word Thanksgiving. They did an amazing job working together and getting their minds thinking.
**NATIVE AMERICAN HOMES!
Wow! Each year I can't believe what types of homes are created. Each home is made with such great creativity! Thank you parents for all your help and support with this project. During this social studies unit, we have learned about each of the groups that helped settle our state: the Native Americans, pioneers, explorers and mountain men and the other immigrants that came into our state. We will finish up this unit this week.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Spooky Fun!
We had a great time during our Halloween festivities. A HUGE thanks to Mrs. Joosten and all of our room mothers for putting this together. The kids had a great time with all the games and especially the yummy "BOO BREWS" to eat. Enjoy the pictures and slideshow.
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